Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Love Canal Eviction Risk: Elevated , Niagara Falls

Tract 36063022500 · Niagara County, NY · pop 2,527 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 36063022500 covers the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls, home to 2,527 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $804 monthly, set against $58,157 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 19% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,199

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.53

Poverty rate9.5%

Median income$58,157

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Niagara Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.0930, -78.9513 · click any tract to drill in

Why Love Canal scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Niagara Falls

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

9.5% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$804 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Niagara Falls

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Niagara Falls

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Niagara Falls

8.4

How Love Canal compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

55%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
16%Racial/ethnic minority
54%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
29%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Love Canal. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

12.5%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
13.9%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
29.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Love Canal

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Niagara Falls eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Niagara County average of 5.8 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36063022500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36063022500?

Census tract 36063022500 in the Love Canal neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36063022500?

Median gross rent is $804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36063022500?

9.5% of residents in tract 36063022500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,527.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36063022500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 63th, minority 16th, housing 54th.

Is tract 36063022500 considered part of Love Canal?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36063022500 fall within Love Canal (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36063022500 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36063022500 compare to Niagara Falls overall?

Tract 36063022500 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Niagara Falls at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Niagara Falls eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36063022500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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